I conquered all before me in Her name,
But I came face-to-face with something I could not best on my own,
My power flared, my soul burned,
"I am Thantos, without Her I am nothing."
Pushing myself to the limit just to realize,
For all others to be free from the oppression of old,
I must put myself in iron collar,
A slave to Her whims,
After fighting so hard and so long to be free,
It's just another cage,
And one I will never truly be free from,
A sacrifice I must make for others,
Because somebody has to do it,
And no one else will.
So I harden my resolve,
And put Her collar upon my neck,
"When you are ready to know your place, put this collar on."
Her words echoing through my mind as I do so,
Calling upon everything I have,
Even powers that cause me pain as I use them,
And I win the day,
At the cost of my freedom,
My agency,
And feeling like I'm betraying myself in the end.
But they were set free,
And I have reached the position I have long sought for the security and happiness of She I love most,
My children,
And all it cost, was my freedom, my free will, my agency.
I betrayed myself for the greater good,
And hopefully it will be better for all in the end.
Because that's all I can do-
Pay the price and accomplish the deed,
And hope it works out in the end.
My Queen, the one I would fight the Norns themselves for,
Forgive me for placing your collar upon myself,
And having to place a hope in you that you'll be happy,
Forgive me for betraying myself to save as many as I can,
And forgive me for feeling like your collar is just another cage, for it is but less severe than the alternatives
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When the Gentle Man Goes to War
FantasiaI don't know if this will be beyond one part, but basically a character who finally snaps and goes on the war path when all he wanted was to be left alone to the handful of people he wants. Canon to my multiverse, but set further in the future than...
